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Premium Practice A controversial health care trend in which patients are given preferential treatment if they pay their doctor a yearly membership fee (which can run up to $20,000 per family).
Aka "boutique care."
Self-Healing Grid A proposed electrical power infrastructure that would monitor itself through an array of sensors, run simulations to identity potential glitches, and then correct itself to avert problems.
Sudden Reputation Death Syndrome The complete and instantaneous loss of all credibility, support, and near-term job prospects after being caught up in a high-profile scandal (e.g., Enron's Kenneth Lay and Clinton adviser Dick Morris).
Visual Area Networking What SGI calls its new collaborative graphics technology, which allows remote PC users to access and manipulate complex 3-D images stored on a centralized supercomputer.
- Gareth Branwyn (jargon@wiredmag.com)
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Everyone's a Critic
The Blogging Revolution
Power Bloggers
In a Theater Far, Far Away ...
Lights, Camera, Religion
Crossover Artists
Death to Barcodes
Smartcow
People
Jargon Watch
Liar, Liar, Brain's on Fire
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